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A Sussex Police spokesman said the man was assaulted with "sufficient force" that it left him with a fractured kneecap.

A few days later, on Saturday, June 16, he was approached by the same group in the same area and was beaten up again.

During this second encounter, he dropped his bag and phone and both of those items were stolen.

Police say “at least one of the suspects is known to him”.

Following enquiries, police arrested two Crawley boys – a 17-year-old on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, theft and wounding with intent, and a 16-year-old on suspicion of theft and wounding with intent. They have both been released under investigation.